Toy hod.



No. 858,770. PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

Jl WBITZBL.

TOY HOD.

APPLIUATI'ON rILnD Arn.5.19o7.

JOI-IN A. WEITZEL, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY HOD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed April 5, 1907. Serial No. 366,593.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. Wnrrznt, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Hods; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to toys, and the object is to provide a miniature hod for the amusement of children simulating in a toythe hods used in brick-making te. for carrying bricks and mortar.

The invention will first be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a part of this speciiication, and then pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In said drawings, in which the same reference letters are used to denote corresponding parts in different views, Figure l represents a perspective view of a toy hod embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, the handle or supporting rod being broken away; and Fig. 3- is a plan view of the same.

The letter A in the drawings denotes the body of the hod which, in the form shown, is substantially V- shaped in cross-section, and is open at its front end and has at its rear end a closing plate B and an arched plate vC which extends across the open top of the body forming a hood or cover extending part-way thereof. Said closing plate B may be formed integrally with the body of the hod or secured thereto by any suitable means. As shown, it is provided with tongues or flaps b projecting from its edges through slots or perforations in the sides of the body of the hod and bent downwardly and clenched against the outer side of said body. In like manner the hood C may be secured by similar tongues or flaps e projecting from its ends through slots or perforations in the sides of the body of the hod, as shown. Preferably water-tight connections or sealed joints are provided between the body of the hod, the closing plate B, and the hood C, in order to adapt the hod to serve as a receptacle for water, as well as sand and the like, which is a childs delight. The front end of the body of the hod may be provided with a removable closing plate D, which is slidably fitted in grooves or guide-ways E formed upon or secured to the inner sides of said body. As shown, said guide-Ways consist of plates bent into U-shaped form in cross-section and having tongues or iaps e at their ends, which project through slots or perforations in the sides of the body of the hod and are bent down and clenched against the same so as to firmly secure said guide-ways thereto, thus providing simple and eificient means for closing the open end of the hod. It

may be desirable in some cases to provide a hole d in the end plate D to facilitate its removal. The body of the hod is suitably mounted upon a handle or rod, preferably between the prongs of a fork f, the shank of which is secured in the socket of a wooden handle F; though any suitable handle or support may be used. The hod in the form shown and described, is constructed of sheet metal, but wood, papier-mch, or any other suitable material may be employed, and the hood, or top and rear closing plate and guides for the sliding closing plate may be secured to the body of the hod by soldering or otherwise, or the hood orremovable closing plate and guide-ways might be dispensed with, though they are preferably employed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is- 1. As an article of manufacture, a toy hod consisting of a sheet metal body substantially V-shaped in cross-section open at one end and closed at the other and having a closing plate detachably fitted in said open end; said body being mounted upon a supporting rod or handle, vsubstantially as described.

2. As an article of manufacture, a toy hod consisting of a substantially V-shaped body open at one end and closed at the other, and having a partially closed top and a removable closing plate at its open end,'substantially as described.

3. A toy hod simulating a hod for carrying bricks and mortar, comprising a substantially V-shaped body having an open front, a closed rear end and a hood or cover eX- tending part-way of its open tcp from said closed end, said body being secured to a supporting rod or handle about mid-Way of its under-side, substantially as described.

4. A toy hod comprising a substantially V-shaped body open at one end and closed at the other and having a partially covered top, said open end being provided on the inner sides thereof with guide-ways and a closing plate slidably fitted therein for closing said open end, substantially as described.

5. A toy hod comprising a substantially V-shaped body open at one end and closed at the other and having a partially covered top, said open end being provided on the inner sides thereof with guide-Ways and a closing plate slidably fitted therein for closing said open end, said body being secured between the prongs of a forked supporting rod or handle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. WEITZEL.

Witnesses:

FRED G. AMMON, GnonGn W. MULLEN. 

